Tag Archives: Linux

Security enhancing your Ubuntu LAMP with Apparmor

Posted on July 9, 2010 by billy

sudo aa-genprof apache2 When you see the following message Would you like to enable access to the profile repository? (E)nable Repository / (D)isable Repository / Ask Me (L)ater Select E for enable. You’ll see the following message Writing updated profile … Continue reading →

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Configuring a static IP address on Lucid Lynx

Posted on May 14, 2010 by billy

I didn’t know this, but seemingly you have to remove the network manager  before you set up a static Ethernet IP on Lucid Lynx. Remove Network Manager. sudo apt-get remove network-manager Then follow the instructions here. References: Ubuntuguide.com

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Setting up Samba on Ubuntu LTS 8.04 Hardy Heron

Posted on May 2, 2009 by billy

Installing Samba The first thing to do if you havn’t done so already, is install samba and the associate tools. To install samba on Ubuntu Hardy Heron (I’m assuming of course that your linux box is connected to the internet). … Continue reading →

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Setting up NFS on a home linux box

Posted on April 26, 2009 by billy

NFS Server Installation I’ve built my own home server called (Orion) you can read the details here, currently, I’m in the process of installing NFS so that I can access my files from my Linux Workstation. Home network setup Server … Continue reading →

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Setting up a static IP on a linux box

Posted on April 19, 2009 by billy

Setting up a static IP address My wireless gateway has a static external IP address (Provided by my ISP), this enables me to  have forward and reverse DNS resolution. Forward resolution is provided by dyndns.com and reverse dns resolution is … Continue reading →

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